Sexton survived her 125-pound opponent’s many submission attempts but failed to put together any sustained offensive attacks.

The bout proved hard to score and resulted in a handful of 10-10 rounds, which were reflected in the final scores (30-27, 30-28 and 30-29).

Sexton, who was upset and replaced by eventual winner Zoila Frausto in Bellator’s season-three women’s tourney, now is 2-0 since that loss. The Brit also has won seven of her past eights, which included a second-round TKO of Sally Krumdiack (8-4) at CWFC’s previous show.

Also on the CWFC 40 card, top prospect and recent MMAjunkie.com “Fight Path” subject Paul McVeigh (18-6) defended his bantamweight title with a second-round TKO of Andreas Bernhard (7-2).

McVeigh, who’s helped put Scottish MMA on the map, forced the stoppage with a barrage of punches from the mount position.

Gerald Harris, who surprisingly was cut from the UFC in 2010 after a 3-1 record, suffered a loss in his first post-octagon appearance. Harris (17-4) dropped a close but unanimous-decision loss to fellow middleweight James Head (7-1) in the headliner of Friday’s Xtreme Fight Night 2 event in Oklahoma.

Also on the XFN 2 card, former X-Games gold medalist and WEC veteran Mike Budnik (11-4) picked up his third consecutive win with a third-round submission victory over onetime Strikeforce fighter Jonny Carson (8-4).

Also at the G-Force Fights event, former WEC champ and UFC vet Hermes Franca (20-11) picked up just his second win in nine fights with a first-round submission victory over unheralded Jorge Sarat (0-3). Additionally, Bellator vet Luis Palomino (15-6) picked up his fifth win in six fights with a first-round knockout of Daron Cruickshank (6-2).

Jared Rosholt, the brother of UFC vet Jake Rosholt and an NCAA Division I national wrestling runner-up at Oklahoma State University, made a successful pro MMA debut. Rosholt (1-0) used punches to submit fellow heavyweight Dee Burchfield (0-0) at Friday’s Art of War event in Oklahoma.

In Friday’s Fight to Win MMA headliner in Colorado, “The Ultimate Fighter 9″ cast member Cameron Dollar (6-2) scored a first-round submission victory over fellow ex-UFC fighter Alvin Robinson (11-6) and picked up the organization’s featherweight title. The fight ended via rear-naked choke in four minutes and 59 seconds, and it accounts for Dollar’s sixth first-round stoppage win in six career victories.

In signing news, MFC inked longtime UFC fighter Marcus Davis (17-8) to a new deal. He debuts April 8 against Kajan Johnson (18-11-1).

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